Making Beauty Anywhere

Friday, July 30, 2010

Thanks for checking out my blog. I am a mom of 1 sweet teenager, Julia, and 1 sweet cat Lovey. Years ago we were starting out and our mortgage and expenses ate all our money and I had to somehow create a home without any resources. It made me get creative to get the look I wanted. I figured out where to spend and where to save. I also discovered that white paint can fix almost anything and make your home look cool and fresh in the summer and warm and inviting in the winter. It's a look I have had for over a decade (inspired as many have been by Rachel Ashwell - love her) and continue to this day.
My favourite find and creation is this, my $5.00 dresser

It was a garage sale find, it was spray painted "make it stone" beige and it was too much of a sanding job for me. I painted the structure creamy white (Benjamin Moore Cloud White - cc40) and then got so impatient to finish I wallpapered the drawers;

This is an anaglypta wallpaper, I think Debbie Travis at Canadian tire has some in stock. I love the dreamy effect it gives and it sped up the transformation for me too!! I went to ebay and found the crystal drawer pulls but they can be found at Lee Valley Hardware without the shipping cost.

This is at my previous house (which I loved). I love this dresser, it has always gone in the living room or dining room (this was Christmas 06)

This dressser will show up a lot as it is my all time favourite creation. It was luck, laziness and good supplies hanging around that made it end up looking like this. I want to thank Linda at http://paintedwhyte.blogspot.com/ who saw this dresser and encouraged me to start this blog.

About Me

I am currently working on making a brown condo beautiful. I have always believed that anyone can have a beautiful home and inspiration is all around.
I'm a single mom of an artistic teenager and she is sick of white!! But I love it and have for many years.
I love to hear from you and appreciate feedback. Thank you for being such kind loyal readers.